1. (a) RWPs shall include comparisons of existing water supplies and projected Water Demands to identify Water Needs.
2. (b) RWPGs shall compare projected Water Demands, developed in accordance with §357.31 of this title (relating to Projected Population and Water Demands), with existing water supplies available to WUGs and WWPs in a planning area, as developed in accordance with §357.32 of this title (relating to Water Supply Analysis), to determine whether WUGs will experience water surpluses or needs for additional supplies. Results shall be reported for WUGs by categories of use including municipal, manufacturing, irrigation, steam electric, mining, and livestock watering for each county or portion of a county in an RWPA. Results shall be reported for MWPs by categories of use including municipal, manufacturing, irrigation, steam electric, mining, and livestock watering for the RWPA.
3. (c) The social and economic impacts of not meeting Water Needs shall be evaluated by RWPGs and reported for each RWPA.
4. (d) Results of evaluations shall be reported by WUG in accordance with §357.31(a) of this title and MWP in accordance with §357.31(b) of this title.
5. (e) RWPGs shall perform a secondary water needs analysis for all WUGs and WWPs for which conservation WMSs or direct Reuse WMSs are recommended. This secondary water needs analysis shall calculate the Water Needs that would remain after assuming all recommended conservation and direct Reuse WMSs are fully implemented. The resulting secondary water needs volumes shall be presented in the RWP by WUG and MWP and decade.

Source Note:The provisions of this §357.33 adopted to be effective August 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 5797; amended to be effective December 8, 2016, 41 TexReg 9589.